Name:Lut fi

yani
Cl
ass:PAIASor e/
4
NIm :2018220049

Gr
eet
ing
PartA
Terr
y :
Goodmor ni
ngMr s.Wi l
li
am
Mrs.Wil
l
iam :
Goodmor ni
ngTer r
y
Terr
y :
howar eyouthi
smor ni
ng?
Mrs.Wil
l
iam :
fine,t
hankyou
Terr
y :Didyouhaveniceweekend
Mrs.Wil
l
iam :Yesitwasverygr eat,Iwentt
oBali
.Andhowwasy
ourweekend,
Ter
ry
Terr
y :Itwaswonderful,Iwentt oSi
ngapor
e.

Waystosayit
A:Hi,
tony
B:Hi
A;
Howi sever
ythi
ng
B:
FineThankyou.

Par
tB
A:Whati sy ourname, please?
B:Abassi
A:Isthaty ourlastname?
B:That’sr i
ght
A:Whati sy ourfir
stname?
B:Abdel
A:Howdoy ouspel l
yourf ir
stname?
B:A-B-d-E-L
A:Couldy ousayi tagain,please?
B:A-b-d-E-L
A Wher edoy oucomef rom, Mr.Abassi
B:From Mor occo
A :Andy ouraddressther e?Wher edoy ouli
veinMorocco?
B :25IndependenceAv enue, Fest
A: Allri
ght,andonemor equestion,pl
ease.Youroccupat
ion.Whatdoy
oudo?
B :Iam busi nessman

Readi
ng
Howar ey ou?
“Hell
o,”“How ar ey ou,
”Goodmor ni
ng,”“Hav eYoueat eny et
?“Wherearey ougoing?”
Thesear egr eeti
ngwhi chpeopl
eusei ndi
fferentlanguagewhent heymeeteachother.
Butwhati sgr eeti
ng?
Agr eetingisawayofbei ngf r
iendl
yt osomeone.I tisawayofbeingpoli
te.Itis
alsoawayofst arti
ngaconv ersati
on.Inmanyl anguagesaquest i
onisusedasa
greet
ing:“Wher eareyougoing?”“Howi sev eryt
hing?”Butquesti
onsli
kethesearenot
realquestions.Theydonotr equireaf ullanswerorev enat r
ueone.InEnglish,for
exampl e,
themostcommongr eetingisaquest i
onaboutper son’
shealt
h:“
Howar eyou?”
Butwedonotexpectt heper sont ot ellusaboutt hei rheal thwhent heyr eply .Wedonot
expectt hem t ot alkaboutt heirheadacheorbackache, i
ft heyhav eone.Peopl er eplyt o
thesequest i
onswi thaf i
xedexpr essi onsuchas“ Iam f i
ne, thanky ouor“ OK, t
hanks. ”I n
thesameway ,incount ri
eswher epeopl egr eeteachonewi th“Wher ear ey ougoi ng? ”a
simpl er eplysuchas”j ustwal kingar ound”i ssuf ficient.Iti snotnecessar yt odescr i
be
wher ey ouar eact uallygoing.
Inmostl anguages, agr eetingi susual lyfol l
owedby“ smallt alk”smal lt alkmeans
thel it
t l
et hi
ngswet alkaboutatt hest ar tofa conv ersati
on.I n Engl ish-speaki ng
count ri
espeopl eof tenmakesmal lt alkaboutt heweat her“ Niceday ,isn’ti t?“ Ter r
ible
weat her,i sn’ti t?Butt hereussomet hingspeci alaboutsmal lt alk.I tmustbeabout
somet hingwhi chaboutpeopl ehav et hesameopi nionabout .Thepur poseofsmal ltalk
i
st ol etbot hpeopl eagr eeonsomet hing.Thi smakesmeet ingpeopl eeasi erandmor e
comf or t
abl e.Peopl eusual l
yagr eeaboutt heweat her,soi tissaf et opi cf orsmal ltalk.
Butpeopl eof tendi sagr eeaboutr el
igionorpol iti
cssot hesear en’tsui tabl et opi csf or
smal ltalki nEngl i
sh.Thet opi csf orsmal ltalkal sodependonwher et heconv ersat i
on
takepl ace.Atf oot ballgame, peopl emakesmal ltal kaboutt hegamet heyar ewat ching:
“greatgame,i sn’ti t?”Att hebusst oppeopl emaycommentaboutt het ranspor tati
on
system”Thebusesar ev eryslowt heseday s, aren’ tthey ?”
Gr eetingandsmal ltalkar eani mpor tantpar tofconv ersat i
oni nanyl anguage.
Thewayt hepeopl egr eeteachot herandt het hingt heyt alkabout ,howev er,maybe
diff
erentf rom onel anguaget oanot her .Thi sshowt hatt her eismuchmor et obeawar e
ofwhenwel ear nal anguaget hanj ustv ocabul aryandgr ammaroft hel anguage.We
alsohav et olear nthesoci al behav ioroft hepeopl ewhospeaki t
.

Understanding
A.Wr i
tetrueorfalsebesideeachsent ences.
1.Peopleusegr eeti
ngwhent heysaygoodby etoeachot her(f
alse)
2.Greeti
ngar eoftenusedtost artaconver sati
on( True)
3.Thepur poseofgr eeti
ngsist hesameinal llanguages( True)
4.Themai npurposeofagr eetingsistogett r
uei nformationfrom otherperson(Tr
ue)
5.Somel anguagesdonothav egreeti
ngs( Fal
se)
6.“Smalltal
k”meanst al
kofgr eatimportancet ospeaker sintheconv ersat
ion.(
Fal
se)
7.Engli
sh-speakingpeopleof t
enmakesmal ltal
kaboutt heweat her.(True)
8.LearnersofEngl i
shshouldonl ylear
ngr ammarandv ocabulary.(
False)

B.Answeral lthesequest i
ons
1.Whati sgreeting?Agr eetingi sawayofbei ngf ri
endlytosomeone.I tisawayof
beingpol i
te.Iti
salsoawayofst ar t
ingaconv ersati
on.
2.Doweneedf ullanswerst ot hegr eeting?No, Theydonotr equi reafullansweror
evenat r
ueone.I nEnglish, forexampl e,themostcommongr eeti
ngisaquest ion
aboutper son’shealth:“Howar ey ou? ”Butwedonotexpectt heper sontot ellus
aboutt hei
rheal t
hwhent heyr eply.Wedonotexpectt hem tot al
kaboutt heir
headacheorbackache, i
ft heyhav eone.Peopl ereplyt
othesequest i
onswi thaf i
xed
expressionsuchas“ Iam f ine, thanky ouor“ OK, t
hanks.
3.Whati sthemostcommongr eet i
ng?“ Hell
o,”“Howar eyou,”Goodmor ning,”“Have
Youeat eny et?“Wher earey ougoi ng? ”
4.Whati sthemostcommongr eet i
ngi ny ourcount ry?Themi stcommongr eetinginmy
countryis" Assalamualaikum Wr .Wb."; HowAr eYou?AndHel l
o
5.Whati sasmal ltal
k?smal l t
alkmeanst helit
t l
et hi
ngswet alkaboutatt hest artofa
conversation.
6.Whatt opicissaf eforsmal l talk?AboutWeat her
7.Whywehav et olearnthesocialbehavi
oroft hepeoplewhenwest udythei
rlanguage?
BecauseThewayt hepeoplegreeteachotherandt hethingtheytalkabout
,howev er,
maybedifferentfrom onelanguagetoanot her.Thisshowt hatthereismuchmor eto
beawareofwhenwel ear
nal anguagethanj ustvocabularyandgr ammaroft he
l
anguage.Weal sohav etolearnthesocialbehav i
orofthepeoplewhospeaki t.
8.Summar i
zet hepassagebywr i
ti
ngoutt heai m ofgr eeti
ngandt hemostcommon
greet
ingi
ny ourcountryandt heexamples.

theai
m ofgreeti
ngist
ostr
engthenf
ri
endshi
pandki
nshipr
elati
onsandt
hemost
commongr eeti
nginmycount
ryisHowAreyou,f
orexampl
e: HowAreYout
odayAni
?
I'
m Fi
ne,Thanksetc